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Re: Ryan Braun fails drug test

Originally Posted by Brutus the Pimp

If it was a positive result for a banned substance, it doesn't matter. Banned substance is a banned substance.

Correct. JC Romero tested positive, as he says, for using 6-OXO Extreme, which you used to be able to buy at any GNC in America. He then sued the company who makes it and the product is no longer available. He still served 50 games.

Re: Ryan Braun fails drug test

Originally Posted by dougdirt

Correct. JC Romero tested positive, as he says, for using 6-OXO Extreme, which you used to be able to buy at any GNC in America. He then sued the company who makes it and the product is no longer available. He still served 50 games.

Yep. These guys, every year, have to read the drug policy which includes the list of banned substances. They have to agree they have understood the policy and they sign the document and return it to Major League Baseball. Ignorance is very, very clearly spelled out as not an excuse. If they desire to take any medication or substance of any kind, they're informed in this document to seek clarification from the league to alleviate doubts.

Guys simply don't have an excuse for failing this test. Perhaps not all of them were intending to use 'performance enhancing drugs,' but as far as the policy, it really doesn't matter. In the end, almost all of them, despite what they say, were probably trying to use something they thought would help their performance in some direct or indirect way. There may be some situations where they thought the substance did not include anything banned by baseball, but the intent was ultimately the same in some form.

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Re: Ryan Braun fails drug test

Milwaukee Brewers' star outfielder Ryan Braun's original test for performance-enhancing drugs as the playoffs were winding down in October was "insanely high, the highest ever for anyone who has ever taken a test, twice the level of the highest test ever taken," said a source familiar with the developing case in which Braun was reported to have tested positive for an elevated level of testosterone caused by a synthetic substance, triggering a possible 50-game suspension if the test results are upheld.
The never-before-seen ratio, according to the source, is one of several "highly unusual circumstances" Braun's camp has referred to when adamantly denying that the National League Most Valuable Player ingested a performance-enhancing drug that caused the positive test.

Re: Ryan Braun fails drug test

The Baseball Writers Association of America will not strip Ryan Braun of his National League Most Valuable Player award if he is suspended for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug, BBWAA secretary-treasurer Jack O'Connell told the Los Angeles Times.

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Re: Ryan Braun fails drug test

I'd like to hear what Braun has to say, but I've seen enough attorneys compose excuses for me to make me sick. Witness Jeremy Mayfield in NASCAR. Had all kinds of excuses and then got caught with his banned controlled substance on his property and lots of stolen goods to pay for it.

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Re: Ryan Braun fails drug test

For me, it's because we really don't know all the facts yet. Everything we have learned has come from leaks or Braun's lawyers, and some of it is conflicting.

I'll reserve final judgement until I read official reports on what happened.

That said, I do think that if what has been leaked, by both camps, is true, it's nearly impossible to defend Braun.

You know, I've said the same thing over and over in my hobby/job as a NASCAR reporter. In each case, the sanctioning body ahs always been riight 100% of the time. MLB, NASCAR, NBA, and whatever sport you want to mention are always right. It's just the way it is. Regardless of how any of us feel, Ryan Braun is suspended for 50 games.

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